The move comes after data shows lower rates of disability claims approval for some minority groups. The Air Force will start rolling out Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) exams in February. Lawmakers are weighing possible changes to military compensation systems as a way to improve families' quality of life. An archaeological survey performed over the past two years identified 58 probable graves and 63 possible graves in a former Black cemetery. Will the new chiefs win fans or fall flat? Lawsuits filed against West Point and the Naval Academy seek to end the use of race as a factor in admissions there. Flosi was the “clear choice” among the Air Force’s “most highly respected” enlisted leaders, the service said. The Air Force plans to formally announce the extension Friday. The latest figure is 2.2 percentage points higher than last year’s selection rate, and 4.3 percentage points higher than the recent low of 18.2% in 2021. The Department of Defense has released the names of five Army soldiers killed in an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash on Friday. Load More